Account for why Americans put very little energy into improving marriage
What will be an ideal response?
Americans are quick to end a bad marriage and seek a new marriage that they hope will be better. In some cases, they may try a new mode of marriage looking for the answer, such as cohabitation instead of a legal marriage. They also carry negative attitudes about marriage improvement such as the myth of naturalism, privatism, and cynicism.
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By the 1980s, according to Karp's article on American Culture, Americans were deeply imbued
a. with the idea that society owed them rights without corresponding responsibilities. b. in an ethic of personal responsibility. c. significant American values and institutions were disenfranchised. d. in a balance between freedom and constraint.
An evaluation of one's life that is associated with positive feelings is called
ANSWER:
What did Hirschi say about delinquents?
a. They have strong social bonds b. They have a great deal of remorse c. They have absolutely no social bonds d. They have relatively weak social bonds and consequently feel little remorse for violations of generally accepted social standards
Feminist theorists contribute to research on
a. single-parent households. b. revising the thinking that families with no adult male are dysfunctional. c. households in which the wife earns more than the husband. d. All of the above